chimney

Example Sentences

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An Orkney stonemason has turned "snow mason" to build an impressive igloo with a working fire and chimney.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The film’s producers certainly would have found someone else to play Bert the chimney sweep.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Only one small piece of the house remained: a brick fireplace with its chimney, situated near windows with bird’s-eye views of the Pacific Ocean below.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

A peat fire burned smokily in the large fireplace against one wall, and the smoke trickled out of the chimney far above.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman